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Finally used the RF
Lazy jacks are great for large mains -- they were an essential part of
being able to handle Swee****er short handed, but her main is 750 sq ft. On a 28' boat, though, I might pass. 1) They interfere with the sail cover. Either the cover has to be cut around them or you have to pull them down to the gooseneck before putting on the cover. 2) If you have battens, you have to be very careful hoisting the sail, else the battens get caught under a lazy jack. Although you routinely head upwind before hoisting, with lazy jacks you have to do it with considerably more precision. 3) If you rig them with blocks up the mast, then the portion going up the mast will slap in the wind. If you rig them deadended on the upper mast, then the block under the boom will catch the sail. Jim Woodward www.mvFintry.com (Parallax) wrote in message . com... I finally managed to get out by myself to try out the new CDI roller furling on my 28' S2. Why didn't ppl tell me how much easier it would make sailing? (Oh, many ppl did, but being something of a luddite....). It was great, furled and unfurled at least 6 times just cuz it was so easy. With a hank on jib, after I put it away, I would not get it back out for any reason cuz of the hassle, now, no problem. Its great. NOW, I want Lazy Jacks. |
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(Parallax) wrote in message . com... I finally managed to get out by myself to try out the new CDI roller furling on my 28' S2. Why didn't ppl tell me how much easier it would make sailing? (Oh, many ppl did, but being something of a luddite....). It was great, furled and unfurled at least 6 times just cuz it was so easy. With a hank on jib, after I put it away, I would not get it back out for any reason cuz of the hassle, now, no problem. Its great. NOW, I want Lazy Jacks. Larry: I suspect that such a sail furling system would cost an appreciable fraction of the value of my 23 yr old boat so probably isnt a good investment. If I ever buy a newer boat, maybe. Our boat is also 23 years old - we got the roller furling as a safety measure so we would not have to go out on deck especially in bad weather to adjust the sails. grandma Rosalie |
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Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
I bought a Harken lazy-jack kit when we bought th eboat in 1989, but have never installed it. Using them on other boats in the mid 30-foot range is a PITA to me. We normally sail as a couple, so my wife keeps the boat into the wind while I take the main down or hoist. We changed to hank-on jibs about 5 years ago and love it this way. Many people *enjoy* testing their ability to endure pain and misery. I did too - a long time ago. I still "test" because my boat came hank on without lazyjacks. I too spend mucho time forward with my child bride steering into the wind - which is, by definition, *always* blowing a gale or shifting constantly or both. If it weren't I wouldn't need to adjust the sails. But I can no longer imagine LIKEING it when (not if) the half-flaked sail catches an errant breeze and heads over the side blinding the tillerman, let alone depending on the autotiller that can't see wind shifts. IMHO that's *almost* as much fun as loosing a good fist fight. The only reason I don't have lazyjacks and a RF genoa 'rat now' is the yardbirds can't get off their lazy's to install them. Hopefully by xmas .... |
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Vito wrote in message ...
Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote: I bought a Harken lazy-jack kit when we bought th eboat in 1989, but have never installed it. Using them on other boats in the mid 30-foot range is a PITA to me. We normally sail as a couple, so my wife keeps the boat into the wind while I take the main down or hoist. We changed to hank-on jibs about 5 years ago and love it this way. Many people *enjoy* testing their ability to endure pain and misery. I did too - a long time ago. I still "test" because my boat came hank on without lazyjacks. I too spend mucho time forward with my child bride steering into the wind - which is, by definition, *always* blowing a gale or shifting constantly or both. If it weren't I wouldn't need to adjust the sails. But I can no longer imagine LIKEING it when (not if) the half-flaked sail catches an errant breeze and heads over the side blinding the tillerman, let alone depending on the autotiller that can't see wind shifts. IMHO that's *almost* as much fun as loosing a good fist fight. The only reason I don't have lazyjacks and a RF genoa 'rat now' is the yardbirds can't get off their lazy's to install them. Hopefully by xmas .... I installed my own RF and am glad I did, Took me three tries to get it right. Now I know some of the possible ways it can be screwed up and how to fix them. NOW, about lazy jacks on a 28' boat. Some ppl say they are a pain and some ppl say they are great. SO, how do you keep the main from blinding the helmsman when it has been pulled down and not yet flaked on the boom? |
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Parallax wrote:
NOW, about lazy jacks on a 28' boat. Some ppl say they are a pain and some ppl say they are great. SO, how do you keep the main from blinding the helmsman when it has been pulled down and not yet flaked on the boom? When in a hurry, I carry the gaskets over my shoulder, drop the sail and quickly tie up any old way. Might take a minute in adverse conditions, but the bulk of the sail is tamed within 5-10 seconds of the drop. We flake the sail properly once things have quieted down. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 01:16:48 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:
Parallax wrote: NOW, about lazy jacks on a 28' boat. Some ppl say they are a pain and some ppl say they are great. SO, how do you keep the main from blinding the helmsman when it has been pulled down and not yet flaked on the boom? When in a hurry, I carry the gaskets over my shoulder, drop the sail and quickly tie up any old way. Might take a minute in adverse conditions, but the bulk of the sail is tamed within 5-10 seconds of the drop. We flake the sail properly once things have quieted down. I do the same. It isn't a problem. Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music." |
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Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
Jere Lull wrote: When in a hurry, I carry the gaskets over my shoulder, drop the sail and quickly tie up any old way. Might take a minute in adverse conditions, but the bulk of the sail is tamed within 5-10 seconds of the drop. We flake the sail properly once things have quieted down. I do the same. It isn't a problem. Obviously fair weather sailors. |
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:55:06 -0500, Vito wrote:
Many people *enjoy* testing their ability to endure pain and misery. I did too - a long time ago. I still "test" because my boat came hank on without lazyjacks. I too spend mucho time forward with my child bride steering into the wind - which is, by definition, *always* blowing a gale or shifting constantly or both. Oh, you have a child bride too? G Mine is 29...no kid, but considerably more agile than me and fearless on the foredeck. Being a wiry 105 pounds and five feet tall, she has a little more trouble dousing the genoa than I do, but she is far less likely to go over the side, being a lot closer to the deck than I am in the first place. Besides, I can luff the main better...G R. |
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